Saturday, July 11, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at McCormick Place West, W-192B

Learn about the history of African American in baseball, the focus of a new traveling exhibition made available to libraries through the ALA Public Programs Office and on display during Conference.

Speakers: Kadir Nelson, author and illustrator of "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball"; representatives of Major League Baseball; Susan Brandehoff, ALA Public Programs Office.

Picturing America Programs in Public Libraries

Saturday, July 11, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at McCormick Place West, W-178B

By June 2009, the National Endowment for the Humanities will have distributed Picturing America grants to more than 3,600 public libraries. Participating public librarians are invited to learn more about conducting humanities programs that focus on this collection of American artwork. Current Picturing America project directors will share their experiences and programming ideas with attendees.

From Inventors to Musicians – Intellectual Property for Diverse Customers. John Schlipp (N. Kentucky Univ.) will review best practices to inform users about working with intellectual property, including programs for inventors, musicians, artists, educators, students, and businesses. Featured new teen library program Creative Thinking will be covered offering films, lessons, and class activities for junior high thru freshman college students. See website for more at [1]

Black Inventors throughout the United States 1834-2008. Margaret Collins (Illinois State Library) explains how and why she created an online index of African American inventors from 1834 to 2008. Demonstration and background of the project are covered. A summary handout of other online historic patent databases is provided.

Patents of Invention as Genealogical Resources. Dawn Rohan (Wyoming State Library) presents an overlooked resource for genealogy library patrons. Basic history of patents and related information for ancestor searches.

YALSA Downloadable Technology: Current and Future Trends
Saturday 1:30 to 3:00
Panel review of current trends in downloadable and streaming technology for teens. Their suggested implementations for programming and services in public and school libraries will be demonstrated. Consultant Beth Gallaway will talk about downloadable gaming technologies. Librarian Kate Pritchard will showcase and streaming music. Karen Potash will demonstrate OverDrive and downloadable products for teens.

ACRL University Libraries Section Program: "Millennials in Graduate School: How do We Support Them?"

Saturday 1:30 to 3:00, McCormick Place West, W-196c

Millennials, those born between 1982 and 1994, are entering graduate school and doctoral programs. Surveys suggest that these students use libraries heavily and are less than satisfied with the experience. What do these digital multi-taskers want and expect? How can university libraries support their needs? This program will bring together a panel of speakers to discuss trends in graduate education, the expectations of this cohort and the successful approaches that will engage them.

Speakers include Susan Gibbons from University of Rochester, reporting on her latest ethnographic study of graduate students, Joan K. Lippincott from the Coalition for Networked information and Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries at the University of Tennessee. The program will also feature a video montage of graduate students making their case to librarians. All attendees will receive a chance to win an iPod Touch!

Science Fiction and Fantasy: Uncovering the Modern World of Information, Society, and Technology through Metaphor and Imagination (LITA/Imagineering)

Saturday July 11, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Convention Center W-196c

Distinguished science fiction and fantasy authors R. A. Salvatore, Ken Scholes, Margaret Weiss, and Robert Charles Wilson, Eric Flint, and John Brown will discuss the visionary nature of their craft, how speculative literature suggests new ideas and technologies, and the possible impact the ideas could have on society in the future. Be punctual for goodies!

The forum will be a roundup of information about holdings data in its various forms and across a variety of systems. It will examine the current state of serials holdings in library systems and electronic coverage data in journal databases and access management knowledge bases.

Panelists:

Steve Knowlton (ProQuest)-- How ProQuest handles original data provided by the publishers and how they present it in the full-text aggregator's databases.

Moshe Efron (TDNet) --TDNet's implementation of ONIX SOH version 1.1. How they provide both enumeration and chronology data for e-journal coverage at the level of holdings details that is comparable to the level of details in MARC 21 Holdings standard.

Les Hawkins (Library of Congress) -- This presentation discusses CONSER publication patterns initiative and its future directions. It also explores new ideas of developing a universal holdings database and making use of OCLC local holdings records to support mass digitization and preservation projects.

SUNDAY, JULY 12

PR Forum: Breaking Through the Message Clutter @ your library

Sunday, July 12, 8 -10 a.m., McCormick Place West, Room W-196a

A panel of industry experts offers powerful tips and strategies on how to deliver library messages to the public. Topics include how to reach multi-cultural audiences, using social media to connect with key audiences, how radio is a growing channel through which you can deliver your messages and using letters to the editor and op-eds to communicate your library's story. Co-sponsored by the PR Assembly, in collaboration with the Campaign for America’s Libraries’ subcommittee.

Saying What We Do and Doing What We Say: Preservation Issues (Metadata and Otherwise) in Institutional Repositories

Sunday, July 12, 10:30 -12 a.m., Chicago Hilton, Northwest 1 Room

"Good preservation metadata is informed by the real needs of the digital repository."

Please join the Intellectual Access to Preservation Metadata Interest Group for its program "Saying What We Do and Doing What We Say: Preservation Issues (Metadata and Otherwise) in Institutional Repositories"

Sarah Shreeves, the Coordinator for IDEALS--the Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship--will discuss her real world experience in trying to meet the preservation needs of an institutional repository. The challenges facing a repository responsible for the distribution and preservation of the wide variety of resources and formats contributed by faculty, students, and staff are formidable. Sarah's reflections will be embedded in an overview of the current preservation environment for institutional repositories.

The Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) is a set of services and collections supporting scholarly communication (including the institutional repository) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Shreeves is active on the MODS/MADS Editorial Committee for the Library of Congress, the DSpace Global Outreach Committee, and co-leads the Dublin Core Collections Application Profile Task Force with Muriel Foulonneau.

Shreeves' presentation will be followed by reports, a business meeting and an election.

Exciting NASA Matierals for Libraries

Sunday, July 12, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at McCormick Place West, W-194A

Find out about NASA educational materials for libraries, amazing Web sites about astromony, and the traveling exhibit "Visions of the Universe" funded by NASA and developed by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore and the ALA Public Programs Office.

PRIME TIME Family Reading Time: A Model Program from Strengthening Families and Building Communities

Sunday, July 12, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at McCormick Place West, W-192B

Attend this sesion to learn how PRIME TIME continues to reach underserved-or never served-families and establishes community partnerships with the agencies serving them. PRIME TIME staff, public librarians, and ALA and NEH representatives will discuss this award-winning program, including community partnerships, bilingual initiatives, evaluative outcomes, funding opporutnities, and strategies to bring this model outreach program to your community.

Sunday, July 12, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at McCormick Place West, W-178B

Join this discussion of best practicies in peotry programming for public audiences. Representatives from the Academy of American Poets, the Greensboro Public Library, and award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield will explore ideas for expanding your library's programming beyond National Poetry Month by working with poets, partner organizations, and target audiences.

On Sunday, July 12, immediately following the LIRT Conference Program,
"Preparing Yourself to Teach: Touching All the Bases," there will be an
informal brownbag discussion from 12-1:00 sponsored by the LIRT Transitions
to College Committee. Discussion will focus on issues, ideas and opportunities
for collaborations to help students with the transition from high school to
college.

All interested school, public, academic and special librarians are
invited to attend. David Barr, Founding Director of 21CIF (the 21st
Century Information Fluency project in IL), will facilitate the
discussion, which will draw from “Rethinking College Readiness,” by
David T. Conley, in the Spring 2008 issue of The New England Journal
of Higher Education. The article is available at
http://www.nebhe.org/info/pdf/nejhe/NEJHE_Spring08.pdf

Summer Reading Online

Sunday, July 12, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at McCormick Place West - W-178a

Whether for kids, teens, or adults, many libraries are taking their summer reading programs online. Patrons help themselves through online registration and reading logs, while libraries benefit from automated reports that are more detailed than ever before. Come hear about the experiences of several libraries and consortia venturing into this area.

Screening and discussion of a documentary about the WPA Federal Writers' Project produced by Spark Media, Washington, D.C., and broadcast on the Smithsonian Channel HD. "Soul of a People" outreach programs are being held in 30 libraries, sponsored by the ALA Public Programs Office with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

ACRL Instruction Section Featured Program: Illuminating New Instruction Research: Applying Research to Practice
Sunday 3:30 to 5:30
This program will shed light on the thinking processes central to the development of an evidence- or research-based instructional practice. Panelists will use recent instruction-related research as the basis for an interactive discussion. Panelists will summarize the findings of 2-3 studies and collaborate with each other and the audience to apply those findings to an instructional scenario. Using “think-aloud” strategies, the panelists will highlight how they identify key elements from research to improve instructional practice. This program is co-sponsored by the ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section.

And Now for Something Completely Different: Innovations in Library Stacks Management

Sunday, July 12, 3:30-5:30p at McCormick Place West, Room W-192c

Is it possible to develop new approaches to managing library stacks workflow? The answer is a resounding YES! The management of stacks workflow continues to be a reality for libraries. Learn how to apply "lean manufacturing" concepts to workflow challenges, develop "wayfinding" assessment methods, manage automated stacks storage and retrieval, and integrate wireless workstation technology. Speakers will inspire with tools that can be applied to managing stacks in all types of libraries.

The Report of the ALCTS Non-English Language Task Force acknowledged difficulties in the recruiting of Non-English language specialists. In keeping with ALA's commitment to a diverse library workplace, this program brings together speakers who have substantial experience in dealing with this issue. Presentations will discuss how to find the right non-English language specialists; how to maintain sufficient quality control of (and access to) records for non-English materials; and how to employ creative, alternative staffing solutions in this area. The program is geared toward library administrators, managers and catalogers from different types of libraries who will obtain first-hand knowledge of the issues. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the discussion and share experiences.

The program will take place on July 13, 8-10 am, McCormick Place West, W-180. It is sponsored by the ALCTS Steering Committee to Oversees the Implementation of Non-English Task Force Recommendations and is co-sponsored by ACRL AAMES, WEES, SEES, and LLAMA. ALCTS Thanks Casalini libri for Sponsoring this Program.

The ALCTS Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee invites you to the

Monday Update Forum
at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago,

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, in Room W-474 at McCormick Place West.

After a short update on current news in the serials cataloging world from
representatives of the ISSN program, CONSER, and the Library of Congress,
and a quick digest of the news from CC:DA by CRS's liaison, Jennifer Baxmeyer,

the Committee is pleased to present a special panel on

Article-Level Access

Panelists :
Diane Boehr, Head of the Cataloging Section at the National Library of Medicine,

Whether we are contributing records for institutional repositories, special collections material,or trying to smooth federated searching among the information silos,
many of us confront a gathering expectation that detailed information about article-level resources should be available to our patrons.
These panelists will address some of the avenues through which these expectations are being met.

We expect this topic may be of interest to the entire resource description community,
so please plan to join us in Chicago for what may be an eye-opening peek into the future.